See 女房 on Wiktionary
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"Daijisen#Online_search_engines",
"Edo period",
"Kōjien",
"Muromachi period",
"Shinmura Izuru"
],
"word": "女房"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 女房 meaning in All languages combined (7.5kB)
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"女房"
],
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}
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